Senior Manager Product Developer

About the team

Careem’s Groceries team is on a mission to redefine everyday essentials for our customers across the region. As part of this mission, Private Label is a growing strategic priority offering customers high-quality, great-value products under Private Label brands. You’ll join a team of commercial, ops, marketing, and supply chain professionals working cross-functionally to scale this portfolio in the UAE and beyond.

About the role

This role is centred on product development and compliance for our Private Label assortment. You’ll be responsible for owning all regulatory and legal aspects of bringing new private label products to market. This requires you to create product concepts from staples to trendy product innovation and manage the NPD pipeline across all private label categories including formulation, sourcing, determining optimal packaging, label approvals, certification, and quality documentation. You’ll collaborate closely with suppliers, commercial teams, and regulatory bodies to ensure our products meet the highest standards of quality and compliance.

What you’ll do

• Lead product development lifecycle from ideation to launch for Private Label SKUs and create NPD pipelines in line with category growth targets
• Own regulatory compliance and documentation across all categories (food and non-food)
• Review and approve product specs, formulations, packaging, and labeling in line with UAE/GCC regulations
• Coordinate with certification bodies and suppliers to secure all required quality approvals
• Maintain product dossiers, technical specs, and supplier QA agreements
• Work cross-functionally with commercial, supply chain, legal, and design teams to launch new products
• Support audit and inspection processes as needed

What you’ll need

• 6–10 years of experience in FMCG product development, regulatory affairs, or quality control
• Strong knowledge of UAE and GCC food/non-food regulatory frameworks
• Proven experience working with suppliers, labs, and certification bodies
• Detail-oriented mindset and strong organizational skills
• Background in FMCG, F&B manufacturing, food science, nutrition, or related technical discipline is a plus
• Ability to manage multiple projects with tight timelines
• Proactive, collaborative, and thrives in a startup-style environment